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HR 5882 117th Congress House Immigration

SHELTER Act of 2021

Introduced: November 4, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Nov 4, 2021
Introduced in House
Nov 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safeguarding Homes by Ensuring Licensing and Transparency with Eligibility Requirements Act of 2021 or the SHELTER Act of 2021

This bill imposes certain requirements on applicants for certain Office of Refugee Resettlement grants to open or fund shelter facilities for unaccompanied alien children.

Specifically an applicant for such a grant must (1) disclose in the application any adverse action (generally an adverse criminal or regulatory action relating to a government contract or the care of children) taken against the applicant in the five-year period before the application, and (2) be licensed under state law to operate the facility in question.

The Department of Health and Human Services must collaborate with state agencies to review state databases for information about adverse actions taken against such applicants.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3182 Related bill Safe Shelters Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Nov 4, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5882: SHELTER Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5882/
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"H.R. 5882: SHELTER Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5882/.
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H.R. 5882, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5882/.
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